# List of Delta Kappa Epsilon chapters

The Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity has 56 active chapters and 5 active colonies. It was originally established at Yale University with the Phi chapter in 1844.
Of a total of 56 active chapters, 49 are in the United States, while seven are in Canada – at the University of Toronto, McGill University, the University of British Columbia, the University of Manitoba, the University of Alberta, the University of Victoria, and Simon Fraser University. There are five additional active colonies in North America.

## Naming confusion

Delta Kappa Epsilon, as one of the antebellum, or pre-Civil War fraternities, expanded quite early into southern schools that would temporarily, or in some cases permanently, close as a result of the war. Today's standard protocol whereby GLO chapter names were reserved for their schools of origin -- even if the chapters were dormant—had not yet gained traction as a standard rule. Hence, ΔΚΕ's early chapter names were often reassigned. This practice has been discontinued, both by ΔΚΕ and by most other national fraternities. In this table, where a chapter name was used at multiple schools for multiple years, they are listed here, and numbered. Where a name was transitory, the early name(s) are only noted in the reference notes.

## Chapters

These are the chapters of Delta Kappa Epsilon in order of establishment. Active chapters and colonies noted in bold, inactive chapters (and inactive schools) noted in italics. Several early chapters reused names of chapters closed during the Civil War, but this practice has been discontinued.
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | City | State or province | Status |
| Phi | June 22, 1844 – 2010; 2022 | Yale University | New Haven | Connecticut | Active |
| Theta | November 5, 1844 – 1991 | Bowdoin College | Brunswick | Maine | Inactive |
| Zeta | September 15, 1845–1846; March 17, 1852 – 1857; 1987–2017 | Princeton University | Princeton | New Jersey | Inactive |
| Xi | June 25, 1846 – 1984 | Colby College | Waterville | Maine | Inactive |
| Sigma | November 1, 1846 – 1980; 1986–2015 | Amherst College | Amherst | Massachusetts | Inactive |
| Gamma (1) See also Gamma (2) | April 19, 1847 – 1850; 1855–1861 | University of Nashville | Nashville | Tennessee | Moved |
| Psi | June 20, 1847 – 1859; November 19, 1885 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Active |
| Chi | April 14, 1850 – 1861; 1866–1912; 1927–1979; 1982–1985; 2005–2009; 2022 | University of Mississippi | Oxford | Mississippi | Active |
| Upsilon | July 25, 1850 – 1963 | Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island | Inactive |
| Beta | April 5, 1851 – 1861; March 19, 1887 | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Active |
| Alpha | November 15, 1851 – 1856; 1860–1891; 1991–1996; 2022 ? | Harvard University | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Colony |
| Delta | March 8, 1852 – 1861; 2016 | University of South Carolina | Columbia | South Carolina | Active |
| Kappa | March 8, 1852 – 1856; 1859–1873; October 16, 1889 – 1980; 1989–2007; 20xx ? | Miami University | Oxford | Ohio | Active |
| Lambda | June 5, 1852 | Kenyon College | Gambier | Ohio | Active |
| Omega | November 15, 1852 – 1861 | Oakland College (closed) | Rodney | Mississippi | Inactive |
| Eta | November 26, 1852 – 1861; 1865 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville | Virginia | Active |
| Pi | July 14, 1853 – 1970 | Dartmouth College | Hanover | New Hampshire | Inactive |
| Rho (1) See also Rho (2) See also Delta Psi | November 15, 1853 – May 5, 1855 | Indiana University | Bloomington | Indiana | Renamed |
| Iota (1) See also Iota (2) | February 23, 1854 – 1861 | Kentucky Military Institute | Lyndon | Kentucky | Inactive |
| Alpha Alpha | September 13, 1854 – 1969; 1985–1991 | Middlebury College | Middlebury | Vermont | Inactive |
| Omicron | December 16, 1854 – 1971; 1979 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Active |
| Epsilon | March 19, 1855 – 1961 | Williams College | Williamstown | Massachusetts | Inactive |
| Rho (2) | October 21, 1855 | Lafayette College | Easton | Pennsylvania | Active |
| Tau | January 15, 1856 | Hamilton College | Clinton, Oneida County | New York | Active |
| Mu | February 2, 1856 – 2009 | Colgate University | Hamilton | New York | Inactive |
| Nu | August 22, 1856 – 1973 | College of the City of New York | New York City | New York | Inactive |
| Beta Phi | November 1, 1856 | University of Rochester | Rochester | New York | Active |
| Theta Chi | November 25, 1856 – 1869; 2004–2019 | Union College | Schenectady | New York | Inactive |
| Kappa Psi | March 16, 1857 – 1862; 1866-1874 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Tennessee | Inactive |
| Zeta Zeta (1) See also Zeta Zeta (2) | January 30, 1858 – 1862; 1866–1874 | Centenary College of Louisiana | Shreveport | Louisiana | Inactive |
| Alpha Delta | June 10, 1858 – 1862 | Jefferson College | Canonsburg | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Kappa Phi | March 2, 1860 – 1865 | Troy University | Troy | New York | Inactive |
| Phi Chi | December 15, 1860 – 1985; 20xx ? | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | New Jersey | Active |
| Tau Delta (1) See also Tau Delta (2) | December 18, 1860 – 1861 | Union University | Jackson | Tennessee | Moved |
| Psi Phi | June 28, 1866 – 1998 | DePauw University | Greencastle | Indiana | Inactive |
| Gamma Phi | January 18, 1867 | Wesleyan University | Middletown | Connecticut | Active |
| Eta Alpha | June 4, 1867 – 1876 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington | Virginia | Inactive |
| Psi Omega | November 14, 1867 – 1965; 2014 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | New York | Active |
| Beta Chi | October 9, 1868 – 1971; 1989–2009 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland | Ohio | Inactive |
| Delta Chi | October 16, 1869 – 2013; 2022 | Cornell University | Ithaca | New York | Active |
| Delta Delta | June 11, 1870 – 1885; October 13, 1893 – 1951; 1989 | University of Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | Active |
| Phi Gamma | October 26, 1871 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | New York | Active |
| Gamma Beta | October 17, 1874 – 1935 | Columbia University | New York City | New York | Inactive |
| Theta Zeta | December 8, 1876 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | California | Active |
| Alpha Chi | November 2, 1878 – 1990 | Trinity College | Hartford | Connecticut | Inactive |
| Iota (2) See also Iota (1) | June 9, 1885 – 1901 | Central University of Kentucky | Richmond | Kentucky | Moved |
| Iota (3) See also Iota (2) | 1901–2003, 2012 | Centre College | Danville | Kentucky | Active |
| Gamma (2) See also Gamma (1) | October 16, 1889 – 2015; April 2019 – February 14, 2021 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | Inactive |
| Phi Epsilon | October 16, 1889 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | Active |
| Sigma Tau | November 15, 1890 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Active |
| Alpha Phi | November 17, 1898 | University of Toronto | Toronto | Ontario, Canada | Active |
| Tau Lambda | November 18, 1898 – 1979; 198x ?–2007 | Tulane University | New Orleans | Louisiana | Inactive |
| Delta Kappa | November 16, 1899 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Active |
| Tau Alpha | November 16, 1900 – 1990; 2000–2003; 2013 | McGill University | Montreal | Quebec, Canada | Active |
| Sigma Rho | December 12, 1901 | Stanford University | Palo Alto | California | Active |
| Delta Pi | November 17, 1904 – 1965; 1969–1972; 1980–1986; 2017 | University of Illinois | Champaign | Illinois | Active |
| Rho Delta | November 15, 1906 – 1947; 1962–1963; 1992–1997 | University of Wisconsin | Madison | Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Kappa Epsilon | November 18, 1910 – 1965; 1991–2003; 2021 | University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | Active |
| Omega Chi | December 6, 1912 – 1971; 1976–2008; 2021 ? | University of Texas | Austin | Texas | Colony |
| Zeta Zeta (2) See also Zeta Zeta (1) | April 7, 1923 – January 2019 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Inactive |
| Alpha Tau | February 6, 1925 – 2000; 20xx ? | University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | Manitoba, Canada | Active |
| Theta Rho | January 26, 1932 – 1952; 1992–2011 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | Inactive |
| Delta Phi | December 30, 1932 | University of Alberta | Edmonton | Alberta, Canada | Active |
| Delta Epsilon See also Alpha Delta | February 27, 1948 – 1959; November 21, 1970 – 1973 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Illinois | Inactive |
| Lambda Delta | March 27, 1948 – 1961 | Southern Methodist University | University Park | Texas | Inactive |
| Phi Alpha | December 29, 1948 | University of British Columbia | Vancouver | British Columbia, Canada | Active |
| Kappa Delta | December 23, 1951 – 1960; 1992–1994 | University of Maryland | College Park | Maryland | Inactive |
| Rho Lambda | February 21, 1954 – 1971; 1990–1995 | University of Oklahoma | Norman | Oklahoma | Inactive |
| Tau Delta (2) See also Tau Delta (1) | November 28, 1968 | University of the South | Sewanee | Tennessee | Active |
| Psi Delta | May 17, 1970 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | Active |
| Sigma Alpha | February 6, 1971 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg | Virginia | Active |
| Phi Delta | June 1, 1972 – 1977; 1989–2004; 2021 ? | University of Western Ontario | London | Ontario, Canada | Colony |
| Sigma Phi | January 23, 1973 – 1993; 2021 | Villanova University | Villanova | Pennsylvania | Colony |
| Pi Beta | April 8, 1976 – 1986; 2011 | Troy University | Troy | Alabama | Active |
| Alpha Mu | May 4, 1982 – 2017 | Rowan University | Glassboro | New Jersey | Inactive |
| Epsilon Rho | April 16, 1983 | Duke University | Durham | North Carolina | Active |
| Nu Zeta | April 24, 1983 | Pace University | New York City | New York | Active |
| Alpha Omega | April 19, 1984 – 1998 | Louisiana Tech University | Ruston | Louisiana | Inactive |
| Theta Upsilon | March 28, 1985 – 1997; 2010 | Arizona State University | Phoenix | Arizona | Active |
| Iota Mu | December 1, 1990 – 1995 | Fordham University | New York City | New York | Inactive |
| Alpha Rho | June 23, 1990 – 1995 | Temple University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Zeta Upsilon | January 12, 1991 – 2004 | University of California, Davis | Davis | California | Inactive |
| Phi Sigma | January 18, 1991 | Bryant University | Smithfield | Rhode Island | Active |
| Phi Rho | February 16, 1991 – 2020; 2024 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Pennsylvania | Active |
| Chi Rho | February 16, 1991 – 1998; 20xx ?–2017; 201x ? | Bloomsburg University | Bloomsburg | Pennsylvania | Active |
| Zeta Chi | April 28, 1991 | Bentley University | Waltham | Massachusetts | Active |
| Omega Omega | January 21, 1992 – 1995; 2022 | University of Arizona | Tucson | Arizona | Active |
| Sigma Beta | February 22, 1993 – 1997 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | California | Inactive |
| Beta Gamma | June 12, 1994 | New York University | New York City | New York | Active |
| Beta Delta | February 26, 1995 – 1996; June 22, 2019 | University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia | Active |
| Alpha Beta | May 20, 1997 – 2003 | DePaul University | Chicago | Illinois | Inactive |
| Sigma Kappa | April 18, 1998 | Michigan State University | East Lansing | Michigan | Active |
| Delta Tau | April 29, 1999 – 2001; 2021 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | Active |
| Alpha Delta See also Delta Epsilon | July 6, 2000 – 2001 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Illinois | Inactive |
| Mu Chi | February 23, 2001 | Maryville College | Maryville | Tennessee | Active |
| Upsilon Omega | March 20, 2001 – 2003 | University of South Alabama | Mobile | Alabama | Inactive |
| Delta Psi See also Rho (1) | November 15, 1853 – May 5, 1855; July 6, 2000 – 2019 | Indiana University | Bloomington | Indiana | Colony |
| Rho Beta | October 11, 2001 | University of Richmond | Richmond | Virginia | Active |
| Phi Beta | January 14, 2002 – 2007 | Stephen F. Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Texas | Inactive |
| Kappa Omega | April 29, 2002 – 2007 | Lake Forest College | Lake Forest | Illinois | Inactive |
| Alpha Gamma | 2002–2007, 2022 | United States Military Academy | West Point | New York | Active |
| Tau Chi | March 4, 2010 | Texas A&M University | College Station | Texas | Active |
| Beta Tau | March 27, 2010 | University of Victoria | Oak Bay | British Columbia, Canada | Active |
| Omega Mu | April 12, 2012 – 2019; 2022 | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | Oklahoma | Colony |
| Sigma Xi | July 28, 2012 | St. Joseph's University | Brooklyn | New York | Active |
| Delta Alpha | November 7, 2012 – 2015; 2022 | Auburn University | Auburn | Alabama | Active |
| Gamma Iota | May 7, 2014 – 2023 | Gannon University | Erie | Pennsylvania | Inactive |
| Phi Mu | May 15, 2014 | Manhattan University | The Bronx | New York | Active |
| Chi Beta | May 19, 2014 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | North Carolina | Active |
| Zeta Gamma | August 7, 2015 | Hampden–Sydney College | Hampden Sydney | Virginia | Active |
| Pi Alpha | July 30, 2016 | University of Missouri | Columbia | Missouri | Active |
| Kappa Chi | October 15, 2017 – 2018 | University of Delaware | Newark | Delaware | Inactive |
| Lambda Tau | 2014 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Tennessee | Active |
| Iota Chi | 2014 | Ithaca College | Ithaca | New York | Active |
| Kappa Beta | 2018 | University of Illinois Springfield | Springfield | Illinois | Colony |
| Tau Beta | 2019 | Simon Fraser University | Burnaby | British Columbia, Canada | Active |
| Alpha Omicron | 2021 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | Colorado | Active |
| Delta Rho | 2019 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh | North Carolina | Active |
| Nu Alpha | 2022 | Northeastern University | Boston | Massachusetts | Active |
| Alpha Epsilon | 2022 ? | Georgetown University | Washington | District of Columbia | Colony |
| Tau Gamma | 2022 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Texas | Active |